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United States Patent | 6,047,862 |
Davies | April 11, 2000 |
A pump dispenser suitable for striped toothpaste, comprising a pump head [1] and a replaceable reservoir [2] for the toothpaste, in which the toothpaste is packed in radially disposed segments, and the reservoir is locked against rotation relative to the pump head.
Inventors: | Davies; David Eifion (Wokingham, GB) |
Assignee: | SmithKline Beecham p.l.c. (Brentford, GB) |
Appl. No.: | 945371 |
Filed: | January 28, 1998 |
PCT Filed: | March 21, 1996 |
PCT NO: | PCT/EP96/01558 |
371 Date: | January 28, 1998 |
102(e) Date: | January 28, 1998 |
PCT PUB.NO.: | WO96/32343 |
PCT PUB. Date: | October 17, 1996 |
Apr 12, 1995[GB] | 9507572 |
Current U.S. Class: | 222/145.3; 222/256; 222/327; 222/380 |
Intern'l Class: | B67D 005/60; G01F 011/00 |
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